Ambiguous Poses

Looking at Mo Li's casual expression, Dugu Yan felt a surge of irritation. Two yellow spirit rings rose around her, and her second spirit ring began to glow.

"Second spirit skill, Jade Scale Blue Poison!"

Dugu Yan opened her mouth and spat out a dense cloud of blue toxic mist, which rapidly expanded in the air. The Jade Scale Blue Poison possessed an incredibly potent paralytic effect.

Back on the street, Dugu Yan had only intended to teach Mo Li a lesson and hadn't unleashed the full power of this skill.

Now, she was clearly choosing to go all out.

Not far away, Ye Lingling and Jiang Zhu watched the arena with visible tension.

Ye Lingling was slightly calmer, though her eyes betrayed her concern as she saw Dugu Yan getting serious. Beside her, Jiang Zhu had already summoned her Healing Scepter.

They were terrified that an accident might occur during the fight.

Watching the blue toxic mist rushing toward him, Mo Li let out a nonchalant click of his tongue. Immediately, one yellow and one purple spirit ring rose slowly.

At the same time, black flames condensed in his palm.

"How is that possible!"

"Huh?"

"A thousand-year spirit ring?"

The three people on the field exclaimed in unison.

Ignoring their shock, Mo Li waved his hand, and the flames surged, growing in the wind as they lunged toward the blue toxic mist.

The moment the Black Flame met the Jade Scale Blue Poison, a series of faint, booming sounds erupted in the air.

Under the scorching heat of the Black Flame, the blue toxic mist that Dugu Yan had released with all her might was burned away completely by the Nine Nether Fire.

As the mist dissipated, Mo Li's voice rang out, "Senior Dugu, have you not learned your lesson from last time?"

Dugu Yan, still immersed in the shock of Mo Li's thousand-year spirit ring, flared with anger at his words, though she took them to heart.

Seeing Mo Li lunging toward her, she moved, dodging around the arena.

Although her speed was not slow, Mo Li, having activated his first spirit skill, was naturally faster.

The two observers below saw it clearly: the moment Mo Li moved to charge at Dugu Yan, his first spirit ring had already lit up, causing his speed to spike instantly.

Just as Mo Li reached out to grab Dugu Yan's shoulder, she suddenly spun around.

Mo Li clearly saw a diamond-shaped scale appear on her forehead, looking extremely peculiar, and a playful smile appeared in her serpentine, bewitching pupils.

It turned out that as Mo Li approached, Dugu Yan had already prepared to initiate her spirit avatar. In this state, all her attributes, especially the potency of her poison, would be further enhanced.

Mo Li's expression showed a hint of surprise, but that was all.

After activating her spirit avatar, Dugu Yan opened her mouth and spat out another cloud of blue paralytic mist.

This time, the mist blew directly into his face. She didn't believe Mo Li could react fast enough; even a tiny bit of contact would leave him paralyzed on the ground.

Once that happened, he would be at her mercy. At the thought, a smile couldn't help but bloom on Dugu Yan's face.

"Senior, your timing is excellent," Mo Li praised.

Hearing Mo Li's voice emerge from the toxic mist, Dugu Yan's pupils constricted, and she hurriedly tried to pull back.

The very next moment, an arm suddenly pierced through the thick blue mist and clamped firmly around Dugu Yan's smooth neck.

The blue mist gradually dispersed, revealing Mo Li. His expression remained unchanged, and he didn't apply force; he was simply restraining her.

"The timing is good, but your toxic mist has no effect on me," Mo Li said with a smile.

Controlled and frustrated, Dugu Yan reached out to pry his fingers away. Realizing she couldn't break free, she snapped, "It's not over yet!"

At the same time, her first spirit ring glowed, and her green pupils took on a hint of crimson. Her first spirit skill, Jade Scale Red Poison, had an effect similar to a berserk state.

While the skill was active, it boosted her strength and attack power.

In the brief moment she was restrained, she had thought it through: since her toxins were countered by Mo Li, she would resort to physical combat.

Mo Li's second spirit ring was a thousand-year one, yet from the start until now, she hadn't even forced him to use his second spirit skill. How could she, always so proud, endure such a thing?

Thus, she decisively abandoned her toxins, relying on the significant advantage she held in spirit power level.

Furthermore, having activated her spirit avatar, her legs had transformed into a thick, muscular snake tail. She put every ounce of her strength into whipping her tail toward Mo Li's waist.

Simultaneously, she grabbed the arm Mo Li used to hold her neck, clearly intending to prevent him from dodging.

Facing this, Mo Li instinctively reached out with his right hand and caught the tail formed by Dugu Yan's legs.

The force behind Dugu Yan's enhanced tail was not insignificant, and it caused Mo Li to stumble.

Dugu Yan pulled Mo Li toward her with all her might, and Mo Li, who had intended to let go, instinctively tightened his grip.

He was pulled toward her by the momentum of her body.

With her tail caught, Dugu Yan's upper body naturally lost its support, and she let out a cry as she fell backward.

Mo Li, having forgotten this detail, tried to reach out to steady her, but with both hands occupied, he was dragged down to the ground with her.

However, just before Dugu Yan hit the ground, he managed to release his left hand in time to cushion the back of her head.

With a thud, the two of them tumbled onto the ground together.

Dugu Yan had fallen to the ground, but Mo Li's left hand was cushioned beneath the back of her head, while his right hand still gripped her tail, bracing his body so he wouldn't press his full weight onto her.

Feeling the palm behind her head, Dugu Yan's eyes widened in a daze; the scales on her forehead vanished, and her eyes returned to their normal appearance.

Mo Li had intended to pull his left hand away, but suddenly, the sensation in his right hand changed. The originally cool snake tail had turned into smooth, warm skin.

Mo Li froze.

Dugu Yan had already deactivated her Martial Soul possession; what he was holding was no longer a cold snake tail, but Dugu Yan's smooth ankle.

Dugu Yan lay on the grass with one ankle held by Mo Li, their current posture extremely suggestive.

Dugu Yan's face grew redder and redder.

"You won, let go already!" Dugu Yan lay on the ground, her face full of shame and annoyance; this position was clearly highly improper for her.

Mo Li's old face flushed. He, too, realized how indecent their posture was. With a light cough, he hurriedly released Dugu Yan's ankle and pulled his hand back, intending to help her up.

But faced with his outstretched hand, Dugu Yan, filled with shame and anger, refused to accept it and turned her face to the other side.

"I don't need your help, I can get up myself."

Dugu Yan struggled to her feet, straightened her clothes, and glared fiercely at Mo Li to hide her blushing face before walking over to Ye Lingling and Jiang Zhu.

Seeing this, Mo Li smiled and walked over as well.

"Lingling." Dugu Yan found Ye Lingling with a pitiful expression, clutching her arm to seek comfort.

A hint of a smile appeared in Ye Lingling's eyes as she said in a teasing tone, "This is what you call reaping what you sow."

"Waaah, Lingling, how could you be like this!"

Dugu Yan buried her face in Ye Lingling's shoulder, pretending to cry.

Seeing Mo Li approach, Jiang Zhu took the initiative to meet him, though she did not release her Martial Soul. She and Ye Lingling had watched the entire sparring match.

Clearly, this bout had come to an end with Dugu Yan's latest defeat.

Mo Li smiled at Jiang Zhu, then said to Dugu Yan, "Senior Dugu, don't be too upset. After all, our soul power attributes are mutually restrictive, so I had a significant advantage. You actually fought quite well."

"Get lost." Dugu Yan raised her head and glared at Mo Li, her pretty face flushed with embarrassment.

"Just keep at it," Mo Li comforted.

"I don't want to hear you talk." Dugu Yan buried her face back into Ye Lingling.

Seeing this, the remaining three on the field couldn't help but laugh despite themselves.